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King's Maker Volumes 1-2 K-Comic Review
In a landscape dominated by isekai and lighter fare, King’s Maker stands out for its unrelenting darkness.
― In a landscape dominated by isekai and lighter fare, King's Maker stands out for its unrelenting darkness. Not that it's fully grim, but even when the plot is touching on lighter topics or having a moment of humor, there's always an understanding that the underlying reality of its world is a s...
Iczer Girl Iczelion Anime Review
Schoolgirl Nagisa will be drawn into an intergalactic skirmish and have to find what she really cherishes before she can use the power of Iczelion.
― Iczer Girl Iczelion is a two-episode 1994 OVA in the Iczer franchise, although it occurs in an alternate timeline from Iczer-One, with which it shared direction from Toshihiro Hirano. This OVA is a self-contained story that does not require any knowledg...
This Week in Games - Tariff Woes and A New Splatoon
Nintendo and gamers try to sort out who owes whom in the saga of Trump's illegal tariffs, a departure from Sony, and a new Splatoon game are the focus in this week's column.
― Welcome back, folks! I got blindsided by Speed Racer's 4K remaster being released in theaters this week. I'm long overdue for a rewatch of that movie; it's wild and a billion miles a minute, but a phenomenal example of a live-a...
Dangers in My Heart Volumes 9-12 Manga Review
Sakurai’s characters are so well-crafted, empathetic, and amusing, that I’d happily read a manga where they do nothing but watch paint dry.
― For fans of The Dangers in My Heart's excellent TV anime adaptation, we're into uncharted waters now. Although the recently released (mostly) recap movie features just under ten minutes of new material, it adapts at most a handful of short chapters from volume ...
Beat-Driven Adventure “Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis” Launches on PC
Tap to the music and move to the beat as the social recluse Qtie in this insane denpa pop rhythm adventure. Dive into the digital realm and show your devotion to Yunyun!
― Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis, the insane rhythm adventure from publisher Alliance Arts and developer WHO YOU, uploads deranged slop posts on PC via Steam today at 9:00pm PDT for $16.99 USD with a limited-time 10% launch disco...
This Week in Anime - Anime Speed Dating
Chris and Lucas try their luck in the quarterly roundup of the season's new romcoms.
― Chris and Lucas try their luck in the quarterly roundup of the season's new romcoms. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Crunchyroll streams Haibara's Teenage New Game+, Mistress...
Tune In to the Midnight Heart Anime Series Review
For something with “heart” in the title, this anime doesn’t express a whole lot of it.
― Tune in to the Midnight Heart is such a visual disasterpiece that I'm amazed my eyes could get through it all. And I knew what I was in for by the time the second episode rolled through. As if not being cursed with PowerPoint Presentation-styled animation wasn't bad enough, the anime pours more salt in the wound ...
Manga Author Keiko Takemiya Talks Toward the Terra and Its Deeper Meanings
"I grew up reading shōnen manga and didn't read much shōjo manga, so I felt there was potential in being able to draw for a shōnen magazine. I didn't want to miss my chance."
― To celebrate Toward the Terra's manga author, Keiko Takemiya, winning the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award, three episodes of the 2007 anime were screened at the festival. Afterward, the now 76-year-o...
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Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent Romance Manga Gets Anime
Manga launched in January 20212; K MANGA, Seven Seas publishes manga in English
― Kodansha announced on Thursday that Naruki's Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent (Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun) manga is inspiring a television anime. Kodansha did not reveal any further details about the anime adaptation, but Naruki drew the below illustration to celebrate the anime's announcement.Seven Seas Entertainm...
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Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season #4 [rate]
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Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! 2 TV Anime Airs in July
2nd season's main visual, returning & new characters also revealed
― Kadokawa revealed on Sunday the main visual and July debut for Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! 2, the second season anime based on Kanaineko's Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! (Bungō Stray Dogs: Woof!) spinoff manga for the Bungo Stray Dogs franchise. Kadokawa also revealed the returning and new characters who will appear in the anime's second season.Th...
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Mission: Yozakura Family #3 [rate]
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword #3 [rate]
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RuriDragon Manga Delays Next Chapter to June
Manga was originally slated to return from hiatus on Monday
― The official X/Twitter account for Masaoki Shindō's RuriDragon manga revealed on Sunday that the manga's current hiatus is extended, and the 46th chapter is being delayed until early June.The manga went on hiatus in March, and was originally slated to return on Monday in the digital version of the combined 22nd and 23rd issue of Shueisha's...
A Mark Against Thee Webtoon Confirmed for Live-Action Adaptation
Webtoon follows man who is released after spending 17 years in prison for murder he did not commit
― A live-action adaptation of the A Mark Against Thee webtoon was confirmed on Tuesday, with actress Hyun-jung Go currently in talks to join the cast. According to Korean news outlet Newsen, Go has received an offer to star in the project and is positively reviewing the role. The series will be directe...
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Rooster Fighter #7 [rate]
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Ryuta Amazume's Omae no Kao wo Tashikametai Manga Ends
Series debuted on September 11
― Kodansha's YanMaga Web website published the final chapter of Ryuta Amazume's Omae no Kao wo Tashikametai (Let Me See That Look on Your Face) manga on Thursday.The erotic comedy manga centers on Madoka Misumi, a woman who loves sex. She meets an invisible man named Tōru One, and gets excited with the idea of having "invisible sex" with him. The two start living togeth...
Toei Games to Brand to Launch With Killa, Hino, Debug Nephemee Titles
Black Tangerine's KILLA - Kill the “La” game is slated to launched in 2026
― Toei Games announced on Friday the first three games it will release on PC via Steam: Black Tangerine, a four-member Korean female developer team, is developing the KILLA - Kill the “La” game as its debut work. The game will launch in 2026 in Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Toei Games...
Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino Offers Thoughts on Ongoing Wars
Director discusses Russo-Ukrainian war, 2026 Iran war, authoritarianism in Japan
― Mobile Suit Gundam creator and director Yoshiyuki Tomino touched on current world affairs, particularly war, in the May issue of Tokuma Shoten's Animage magazine published on April 10. In the monthly column “Tomino ni Kike” (Ask Tomino), a 41-year-old Tokyo resident under the name "Ray Ray" asked the director about hi...
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK #28 [rate]
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Star Detective Precure! #13 [rate]
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Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2 Unveils New Video, More Cast, Ending Song
DIALOGUE＋ unit performs "Kiseki wa Okinai"
― The staff for the second television anime season based on Ennki Hakari's Skeleton Knight in Another World (Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechū or Skeleton Knight, going out to the parallel universe) light novel series unveiled its full promotional video, more cast members, information on the ending theme song, and a new visual on Saturday. T...
World Trigger Manga Goes on 1-Month Hiatus Due to Creator's Health
Series slated to return on May 2
― The staff for Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga announced on Saturday that the manga will take a one-month break due to the author's poor health, and will not publish a new chapter in the upcoming issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine on May 2. The manga is scheduled to return in the magazine's July 2026 issue, which will ship on June 4. The series took a one-m...
1st Permanent Square Enix Café in U.S. to Open at Los Angeles
L.A. location to open in next few months along with new Tokyo location
― Square Enix announced on Friday that it will open two Square Enix Café & Shop locations in Los Angeles and Tokyo. The English version of the announcement lists both locations as opening this spring, while the Japanese version lists the Tokyo location as opening in "early summer." J-Pop Culture Café Inc. will operate the Los Ange...
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MAO #4 [rate]
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Naver Webtoon, Munpia Launch 'World's Largest Web Novel Contest'
Contest to offer total prize pool of 380 million won
― Naver Webtoon and Korean web novel platform Munpia announced on Monday the launch of the 2026 "World's Largest Web Novel Contest," offering a total prize pool of 380 million won (approximately US$258,000) as the companies seek to discover and support the next generation of web novel creators. Submissions will be open from May 13 to June 21, with...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, April 13-19
Tomodachi Life debuts at #1, Pragmata at #2
― Japan's Game Ranking: April 13-19 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw Tomodachi Life Nintendo April 16 565,405 565,405 2PS5 Pragmata Capcom April 17 36,470 36,470 3NSw 2 Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo March 5 19,096 910,005 4NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5, 2025 5,130 2,900,842 5NSwMinecraft Nippon Microsoft June 21, 2...
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Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! #3 [rate]
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Scum of the Brave #15 [rate]
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Kusunoki's Garden of Gods #4 [rate]
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Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring #5 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 13-19
Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? ranks at #8
― The Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween film aired on NTV on Friday, April 17 at 9:00 p.m. and it earned an 8.3% rating. The Super Mario Bros. Movie aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, April 18 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 4.9% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV April 19 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.9 Detective Conan NTV ...
King's Maker Volumes 1-2 K-Comic Review
In a landscape dominated by isekai and lighter fare, King’s Maker stands out for its unrelenting darkness.
― In a landscape dominated by isekai and lighter fare, King's Maker stands out for its unrelenting darkness. Not that it's fully grim, but even when the plot is touching on lighter topics or having a moment of humor, there's always an understanding that the underlying reality of its world is a s...
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Akane-banashi #4 [rate]
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm #4 [rate]
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Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy #4 [rate]
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Needy Girl Overdose #4 [rate]
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Kill Blue #3 [rate]
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Daejeon Secures Approval for Webtoon IP Cluster Project
Project, backed by budget of 39.9 billion won, will develop 4,909-square-meter complex
― Daejeon Metropolitan City has cleared a key administrative hurdle in its plan to build a large-scale webtoon industry hub, after its Webtoon IP Advanced Cluster Project passed a central government investment review with conditions. The approval from South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety effectively r...
Snowball Earth ‒ Episode 4
The plot is very hit-and-miss here, but I welcome the 2D animation’s slight return. Too bad it’s not put to the greatest use.
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Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage #5 [rate]
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FuRyu Reveals Crymelight as New Title in 'Cry' Dark Bishōjo Action Game Series
Game launching for PS5, Switch 2, Steam on November 5 follows events of Crystar, Crymachina games
― FuRyu revealed during the Indie Live Expo showcase on Sunday that it is developing the CRYMELIGHT game as the latest installment in its CRY series of "dark bishōjo action" game series. The game is a roguelike that will launch on November 5 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. A delux...
Fahrenheit 213, Gianty Reveal Lunar Pulse Game
Single-player roguelite card game to launch on Steam in 2027
― Former Fate/Grand Order producer Yōsuke Shiokawa's Fahrenheit 213 game development studio revealed on Saturday during the Indie Live Expo showcase it and Japan-based developer GIANTY are co-developing a new game titled Lunar Pulse. The game is slated for release on PC via Steam in 2027, and the Steam listing is now available. The game wil...
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Yowayowa Sensei #3 [rate]
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Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! ‒ Episode 5
Wow, this episode sure gave me a lot of whiplash.
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Detective Conan #1199 [rate]
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Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun #4 [rate]
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Glacier Bay Books Reveals New Licenses, Updates Status on Acquiring Star Fruit Books' Inventory
Company to release Marco Kohinata's Akari manga in June
― Glacier Bay Books announced new licenses and upcoming titles, and revealed an update about Star Fruit Books' inventory on Friday. Glacier Bay Books had announced in February that Star Fruit Books is transferring its publishing line and inventory to Glacier Bay Books. This is following the death of Star Fruit Books' founder Matt Haasch last Sep...
My Hero Academia Anime's Bonus Episode 'More' Previewed in Trailer
Bonus episode to air on May 2, will stream on Crunchyroll
― Toho Animation began streaming a trailer on Saturday for the My Hero Academia anime's bonus episode, episode 170+1, titled "More." The anime episode will air on May 2. Crunchyroll will stream the anime worldwide, except in Asia. The episode is based on the manga's extra 431st chapter following the manga's original finale. The anime's eighth ...
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke #4 [rate]
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Rilakkuma #4 [rate]
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 19-25
Shangri-La Frontier, Tada Never Falls in Love anime; KILLING ME / KILLING YOU, Bug Ego manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 BDCite Crunchyroll US$79.98 April 21 Tada Never Falls in Love BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 April 21 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Ancient Magus' Bride: Wizard's...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game Streams New Animated Video for Wolfgang Krauser
DLC character launched on Friday
― SNK revealed a new animated trailer for its Fatal Fury City of the Wolves fighting game, highlighting the DLC character Wolfgang Krauser for his launch on Friday. Masami Ōbari, who previously directed an animated trailer for the game's Street Fighter collaboration, directed the new video and was also the storyboarder and creative producer. English Japanese Wolfgang ...
Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG Unveils New 'Evercold' Expansion for January 2027 (Updated With Evangelion Crossover and Switch 2 Release)
Trailer streamed for game's 8.0 expansion
― Square Enix announced on Friday at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in Anaheim event the next expansion for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG, which is titled "Evercold" and will launch in January 2027. Update: The company also announced that the next Alliance Raid series for "Evercold" will be a collaboration with the Neon Genesis Evangelion se...
K Manga Adds Dig It Volleyball Manga
Yoshidamaru debuted manga in April 2025
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Thursday that it has added Yoshidamaru's DIG IT volleyball manga in English as a simulpub title. K MANGA describes the story:
Gaku is the son of former Japanese national volleyball star Kei Shishiya. Through middle school, he's played as his team's ace hitter, though part of him wonders if that's a title he earned, or ...
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Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk #3 [rate]
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Iczer Girl Iczelion Anime Review
Schoolgirl Nagisa will be drawn into an intergalactic skirmish and have to find what she really cherishes before she can use the power of Iczelion.
― Iczer Girl Iczelion is a two-episode 1994 OVA in the Iczer franchise, although it occurs in an alternate timeline from Iczer-One, with which it shared direction from Toshihiro Hirano. This OVA is a self-contained story that does not require any knowledg...
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Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken #4 [rate]
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Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ Episode 28
I wonder what further emotional terrorism Dr. Stone may have in store for us before the end?
Disgaea Mayhem Spinoff Game's Trailer Reveals July 23 Release in West
Nippon Ichi Software's Kyо̄ran Makaism launches for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, PC
― NIS America announced on Friday that it will release Nippon Ichi Software's Disgaea Mayhem (Kyо̄ran Makaism) game in the West as a spinoff in its Disgaea franchise for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam on July 23. The company streamed a release date announcement trailer: There will be a L...
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Drops of God #3 [rate]
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Manga Up! Global Releases It's Not Easy Being Cute, Slasher Maidens, Inuta Manga in English
Mo-suke Mattaku's Inuta: My Canine Classmate manga launched on Saturday
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global added in English Shō Asahina's It's Not Easy Being Cute ("Kawaii" wa, Tokidoki Kurushii.) manga on Wednesday, Tetsuya Tashiro's Slasher Maidens (Kaijin Reijō) manga on Thursday, and Mo-suke Mattaku's Inuta: My Canine Classmate (Inuta-san) manga on Saturday. Manga Up! describes It's Not Easy Being ...
Pokémon Horizons Anime Reveals New Character, Theme Songs for 'Wonder Voyage' Arc
Main characters, CUTIE STREET perform theme songs for new arc starting on May 22
― The staff of the Pokémon Horizons anime revealed on Friday a new character and theme songs for the new "Wonder Voyage" arc. The protagonists' voice actresses Minori Suzuki (as Liko) and Yuka Terasaki (as Roy) perform the new opening theme song "Sekai Tsunagare," produced by Honeyworks. CUTIE STREET perform the new endi...
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Snowball Earth #4 [rate]
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Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten #4 [rate]
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Tappytoon Wins Webby People's Voice Award
Tappytoon was also recognized as Webby Honoree in Best Visual Design
― Contents First announced on Wednesday that its global webtoon platform Tappytoon has won the Webby People's Voice Award in the Entertainment, Sports & Events category (Apps, Software & Immersive) at the 30th Annual Webby Awards. Often referred to as the “Oscars of the Internet,” the Webby Awards are presented by the International...
5th Girls und Panzer das Finale Film Streams Teaser Video
Film opens on October 9
― Bandai Namco Filmworks began streaming on Friday a teaser video for the fifth film in the six-part Girls und Panzer das Finale film series The film will open in Japan on October 9 in Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, 4DX, and MX4D, in addition to normal screenings. This will mark the first time the film series is playing in Dolby Cinema. The Girls und Panzer television anime premie...
This Week in Games - Tariff Woes and A New Splatoon
Nintendo and gamers try to sort out who owes whom in the saga of Trump's illegal tariffs, a departure from Sony, and a new Splatoon game are the focus in this week's column.
― Welcome back, folks! I got blindsided by Speed Racer's 4K remaster being released in theaters this week. I'm long overdue for a rewatch of that movie; it's wild and a billion miles a minute, but a phenomenal example of a live-a...
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 ‒ Episode 3
Despite the action and disturbing ultraviolence, this episode is actually a character piece first and foremost—one centered around Subaru.
The Player Who Can't Level Up Webtoon's Game Adaptation Debuts Playable Demo on Steam
Webtoon is being adapted into 3D action roguelite game
― The video game adaptation of the hit webtoon The Player Who Can't Level Up released its first playable demo on Steam on Thursday. Tripearl Games is developing and Smilegate is publishing the 3D action roguelite game. The newly released demo offers players an early look at the game's core systems, including fast-paced combat, build-based progre...
Emaqi Releases Izakaya of Extinct Animals, The Gene of AI, More Manga in English
A Witch's Journal to Otherworldly Parenting: Raising Familiars and Fluffy Magical Creatures also releases in English
― AI localization company Orange Inc. announced on Friday that it will release the following manga titles in English on its e-bookstore service "emaqi" on the following dates: Title: Izakaya of Extinct Animals (Zetsumetsu Sakaba)
Creator: Kuromaru
Release date: April 24
Summary: As nig...
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An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess #4 [rate]
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Ramparts of Ice ‒ Episode 4
I firmly believe that a degree of gossip is baked into human behavior and part of our nature as a social species.
Carnby Kim, Youngchan Hwang Return With New Thriller Webtoon Copycat
Story explores main character's complex reaction over having his work plagiarized
― Acclaimed thriller creators Carnby Kim and Youngchan Hwang have made their return to WEBTOON with a new series titled COPYCAT, which debuted on April 14 in English. The series debuted in Korean on January 6. Known for hit titles such as Bastard and Sweet Home, the duo have built a reputation for crafting thrillers. T...
FuRyu's Exstetra RPG Gets HD Remaster on Steam in English This Summer
Fantasy RPG originally launched for PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS in November 2013
― FuRyu revealed on Friday its Exstetra fantasy role-playing game is getting an HD remaster that will launch this summer on Steam. The game's Steam page lists the game will have interface and subtitles in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. The game will also have Japanese audio. The Steam page stat...
Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori Manga Gets Stage Musical in October
Manga about workers at tea house inspired anime in 2019, live-action series in 2022
― Shinchosha announced on Friday that Yū Shimizu's Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori manga is inspiring its first stage musical adaptation that will run in Shibuya in Tokyo from October 16-25. Shimizu drew the below visual to commemorate the announcement. The musical will star: Kaname Futaba as Sui Ryō Hirano as Tokitaka Taiki...
'Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2' Anime Opens on September 11
Kyoto Animation reveals trailer, visual for final part of film project
― Kyoto Animation began streaming on Friday a trailer for Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2 (Saishū Gakushō Hibike! Euphonium Kōhen), the second and final part in the Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie project. The below trailer reveals the film will open in Japan on September 11. The staff also revealed a new visual. Sound!...
Kuroema Live-Action Series Reveals More Cast
Ken Mitsuishi, Yoshihiro Nozoe, more join cast for 5-episode series streaming on Prime Video worldwide on June 12
― The staff of the live-action mini-series adaptation of Tsunami Umino's Kuroema Chole et Emma manga revealed more cast members for the series on Friday. The series stars, including previously revealed cast members: (left to right in above image in top row then bottom row): Hana Sugisaki ...
Magical Explorer Anime Casts Ai Kakuma
New teaser visual also revealed for anime debuting this fall
― The official website for the television anime of Iris and Noboru Kannatsuki's Magical Explorer light novel series revealed a new cast member and a new visual on Friday. Ai Kakuma will play Ludie (spelled as Rudy on the anime's website but Ludie in the English release of the light novel series), the main heroine who appears on the game pac...
Kohske's Gangsta. Manga Resumes in July
Kohske has been undergoing medical treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus
― Manga creator Kohske and publisher Shinchosha announced on Friday that Kohske's Gangsta. manga will resume serialization on July 3. Shinchosha stated that during the manga's long hiatus, Kohske has been undergoing medical treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and accompanying complications. Kohske will continue...
Kodama Tales Licenses Hisae Iwaoka's The Magical Forest of Hoshigahara Manga
Manga to begin releasing in English in November
― Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd.'s Kodama Tales subsidiary announced on Thursday that it has licensed Hisae Iwaoka's The Magical Forest of Hoshigahara (Hoshigahara Aomanjū no Mori) manga, and will begin releasing the manga in November.A charming new tale is coming soon 🍃.ೃ࿔*:･ First looks, sneak peeks, and more are coming soon. That's all the news for this we...
Crunchyroll Streams Drops of God Anime's English Dub on Friday
Chris Guerrero, Taylor Shaye, Reagan Murdock, Mike Smith, Christopher Caz, more star in dub
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming an English dub for the television anime of Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto's The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) manga on Friday. The English dub cast — led by voice director Jason Lord, producer Susie Nixon, script adaptation writers Jared Smith and ...
HIDIVE Streams Farming Life in Another World 2 Anime's English Dub on May 1
Anime premiered on April 6
― HIDIVE announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming an English dub for Farming Life in Another World 2, the second anime season based on Kinosuke Naito's Farming Life in Another World (Isekai Nonbiri Nōka) light novel series, on May 1. The English dub cast — led by ADR director John Swasey, ADR scriptwriter Marta Bechtol, English mixer Brent Marshall, and audio eng...
Logan Paul Buys Graded Copies of One Piece, Dragon Ball's 1st Jump Appearances
Paul: Dragon Ball's 1st appearance bought for US$550,000
― Internet personality and WWE wrestler Logan Paul reported on Wednesday that he had purchased two graded Weekly Shonen Jump magazine issues featuring the first appearances of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga and Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. Paul said the issue featuring the first chapter of Dragon Ball is graded at 9.2, and the issue fea...
'Go For it, Nakamura-kun!!' Creator Comments on Latest Anime Episode
Syundei: "This is intended solely as a stylistic expression of BL & carries no deeper meaning”
― Go For it, Nakamura-kun!! manga creator Syundei posted a statement about the fifth episode of the Go For it, Nakamura-kun!! anime series through their publisher Hero's Web on Wednesday. Syundei noted a scene in which the character Aiki Hirose and his high school teacher Sō Otogiri exchange contact inform...
20th Anniversary Sgt. Frog Film's Trailer Unveils More Cast, Theme Song
SixTones idol jesse voices Aruru, Deruru; ano performs "Kashippanashi Destiny" theme
― The official website for Shin Gekijōban ☆ Keroro Gunsō Fukkatsu Shite Sokkō Chikyū Metsubō no Kiki de Arimasu! (New Sgt. Frog the Movie: The Earth Is in Mortal Peril as Soon as We Come Back!), the new 20th anniversary anime film project, unveiled the full trailer and visual for the film on Friday. The trailer revea...
Creator Kawaisouni!'s Opanchu Usagi, Npochamu Characters Get 3D Anime
Characters to be featured in Kawaisouni! Theater anime that will air within ZIP! morning show
― Sky Perfect Pictures revealed on Friday that creator Kawaisouni!'s Opanchu Usagi and Npochamu characters are getting a 3D anime adaptation under the title Kawaisouni! Theater (Kawaisouni! Gekijō), that will air within NTV's morning program ZIP!. The staff also plan for the anime to stream globally. The com...
Always a Catch! ‒ Episode 4
In a different series, I’d have wanted to see Mimi’s dad realize that there’s nothing wrong with continuing to defy social norms and keep Mimi as his heir.
The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King ‒ Episode 3
After the first two episodes of The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King, I wondered how long it would take Sera to realize that the side she fought for was, for all intents and purposes, the wrong one. The answer appears to have been “not long."
Crunchyroll Streams 2 The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials
The Quintessential Quintuplets ∽, The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials 2 streams with 8 subtitle languages
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has started streaming The Quintessential Quintuplets ∽ and The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials 2 (Gotōbun no Hanayome*) specials in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, and CIS. The specials are available to wa...
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Killed Again, Mr. Detective? #4 [rate]
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Brigandine: Abyss Strategy Game's Trailer Reveals August 26 Release
Game launches for PC on August 26, consoles on August 27
― NIS America began streaming on Thursday a trailer for Brigandine: Abyss, a new title in Happinet's Brigandine strategy game series, and it reveals that it will release the game worldwide for PC via Steam on August 26, and for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2 on August 27. The Xbox release is digital-only. The game is gett...
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Haibara's Teenage New Game+ #4 [rate]
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Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA #3 [rate]
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Crunchyroll Streams Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc Anime Film on April 30
Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, in subtitled and dubbed formats on April 30. The stream is part of the company's month-long "Ani-May" event, which includes Crunchyroll's 10th Anime Awards on May 23. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquired worldwide thea...
Slasher Maidens Manga Enters Irregular Serialization
Series entered final battle in 2023
― The May issue of Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker magazine announced on Wednesday Akame ga Kill manga creator Tetsuya Tashiro's Slasher Maidens (Kaijin Reijō) manga will enter an irregular serialization schedule. Tashiro stated on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday they made the decision after consulting with their editor. The series entered its final battle in vol...
Dangers in My Heart Volumes 9-12 Manga Review
Sakurai’s characters are so well-crafted, empathetic, and amusing, that I’d happily read a manga where they do nothing but watch paint dry.
― For fans of The Dangers in My Heart's excellent TV anime adaptation, we're into uncharted waters now. Although the recently released (mostly) recap movie features just under ten minutes of new material, it adapts at most a handful of short chapters from volume ...
The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King, Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 5 Anime Reveal English Dub Casts
Both dubs debuted on Thursday
― Crunchyroll began streaming the English dubs for The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King and Rent-A-Girlfriend season 5 anime on Thursday. The English dub cast for the television anime of Noriaki Kotoba's The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King (Hime Kishi wa Barbaroi no Yome) manga includes: Madeleine Norton as Serafina Cris George as Veor Lexi Nieto as Cersei S...
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Kirio Fan Club #4 [rate]
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Ramparts of Ice #4 [rate]
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Beat-Driven Adventure “Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis” Launches on PC
Tap to the music and move to the beat as the social recluse Qtie in this insane denpa pop rhythm adventure. Dive into the digital realm and show your devotion to Yunyun!
― Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis, the insane rhythm adventure from publisher Alliance Arts and developer WHO YOU, uploads deranged slop posts on PC via Steam today at 9:00pm PDT for $16.99 USD with a limited-time 10% launch disco...
Hidekaz Himaruya's Hetalia World Stars Gangsta Manga Ends
Hetalia manga franchise takes break
― Manga creator Hidekaz Himaruya announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday the Hetalia World Stars Gangsta manga ended on Thursday. He also announced the Hetalia manga franchise overall will take a break for Himaruya to work on compiled book volumes and prepare for future projects. Hetalia World Stars Gangsta is an alternate universe set in the Hetalia World...
Tokyo-Based Developer Shapefarm's Orbitals Switch 2 Game Streams Gameplay Trailer With Director Commentary
Directors Marcos Ramos, Jakob Lundgren provide commentary for 2-player co-op game
― Tokyo-based developer Shapefarm unveiled on Thursday a gameplay reveal trailer for its new two player cooperative game Orbitals. The game's creative director Marcos Ramos and game director Jakob Lundgren provide commentary for the trailer's footage and present a segment where they play through an area: The game will l...
Shigeru Chiba Reprises Role as Shigeo Shiba in Patlabor EZY Anime
Chiba has played role since original Patlabor anime
― Shigeru Chiba made a surprise appearance at an early screening and stage greetings event on Thursday for the first of three films "File 1" in the Patlabor EZY anime project to reveal that he is reprising his role as Shigeo Shiba in the anime. Chiba has played the role since the original anime's debut almost 40 years ago. The anime will consist of ...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Reveals Teaser Video, Poster
Trailer highlights stark contrast in military life before, after arrival of protagonist
― The upcoming live-action The Legend of Kitchen Soldier series based on the webtoon of the same name released on Thursday its teaser trailer, highlighting a stark contrast in military life before and after the arrival of its protagonist. The staff also revealed a poster for the series on Tuesday. The teaser open...
This Week in Anime - Anime Speed Dating
Chris and Lucas try their luck in the quarterly roundup of the season's new romcoms.
― Chris and Lucas try their luck in the quarterly roundup of the season's new romcoms. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Crunchyroll streams Haibara's Teenage New Game+, Mistress...
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Switch 2 Game's Overview Trailer Previews Creature Discovery, Worlds
Game launches on May 21
― Nintendo began streaming on Thursday an overview trailer for the Yoshi and the Mysterious Book game. The video previews Yoshi's abilities, creature discovery, worlds, villains Bowser Jr. and Kamek, and amiibo support: The game launches for Nintendo Switch 2 on May 21. In the game, Yoshi jumps into a magical book. While inside the book, Yoshi and the world adopt an artstyle t...
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I Grew the Greatest Home Garden with my OP Cultivation Skill? Manga Ends
Manga launched in 2021
― Square Enix's Manga Up! website published the fourth and final part of the final chapter of Suzumi and Shichio Kuzu's I Grew the Greatest Home Garden with my OP Cultivation Skill? (Saibai Cheat de Saikyō Saien: Eh, Tada no Katei Saien Desu Kedo?) manga on Thursday.Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service is publishing the manga in English, and it describes the story:On the day ...
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Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King #3 [rate]
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Netflix, Twin Engine Produce The Ribbon Hero Anime Film Based on Tezuka's Princess Knight
Film by Yuuki Igarashi, OUTLINE studio debuts on Netflix in August 2026
― Netflix announced on Thursday that it and Twin Engine are producing a new anime film titled The Ribbon Hero, based on Osamu Tezuka's Princess Knight (Ribbon no Kishi) manga that will debut on Netflix worldwide in August 2026. Yuuki Igarashi (Star Wars: Visions "Lop & Ocho," Jujutsu Kaisen first ending sequence) is directing the...
Cannes to Showcase Live-Action Look Back Film, 'You, Fireworks, and Our Promise' Anime Film
Showcase on May 15 as part of "Goes to Cannes" series to feature 5 Japanese films
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Thursday that the 79th Cannes International Film Festival will showcase five Japanese works-in-progress films as part of the "Tokyo International Film Festival's Goes to Cannes" event on May 15. These films will include Hirokazu Kore-eda's live-action film adaptation of T...
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat 2nd Season Anime Reveals 2027 Debut
Anime's returning cast, staff members from 1st season also revealed
― Kadokawa revealed on Thursday the teaser visual, returning cast and staff members, and 2027 debut for the second season of the television anime of Rui Tsukiyo and Reia's The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat (Sekai Saikō no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei Suru) light novels. Kadokaw...
Street Fighter 6 Game's DLC Character Ingrid Launches on May 28
Character joins as part of Year 3 Character Pass
― Capcom announced with a new gameplay trailer for the Street Fighter 6 game on Wednesday DLC character Ingrid will join the game on May 28.English TrailerJapanese TrailerIngrid will join the game as part of the Year 3 Character Pass.The game added Sagat on August 5, the first character in the Year 3 Character Pass. C. Viper, the second character in th...
Taiyo Matsumoto, French Comic Artist Cyril Pedrosa Collaborate on Nanbanjin Manga
Manga about contact between Portuguese, Japanese in Tanegashima launched on April 20
― This year's ninth issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine launched a new manga by Taiyo Matsumoto and French comic book artist Cyril Pedrosa titled Nanbanjin (Foreign Outsider) on Monday. The manga is set during the Muromachi period, during the waning years of the Ashikaga shogunate's reign leading to the...
Victoria of Many Faces Anime Reveals Ending Song Artist
3-piece band KI_EN performs En no Tsuki" ending song
― The staff for the television anime of writer Syuu and illustrator Nanna Fujimi's Victoria of Many Faces (Tefuda ga Ōme no Victoria) light novel series revealed on Thursday that three-piece band KI_EN will perform the anime's ending theme song "En no Tsuki." The anime will premiere in July on TV Tokyo and its affiliates.The anime will star:Chika A...
'In So Deep, It's Love Already' Manga Gets Side Story Chapter
Main manga also ended on Thursday
― The June issue of Kodansha's Dessert magazine revealed on Thursday it will publish a new side story chapter for Reida Soragaki's In So Deep, It's Love Already (Numa Sugite Mohaya Koi) manga in the July issue on May 22. The main manga ended in the issue on Thursday.The manga's 10th and final compiled book volume will ship on July 13.Kodansha's K MANGA service added ...
Gachiakuta Creator Kei Urana Addresses Manga Piracy
Urana: “To help people, who cannot afford to buy it or who do not have access to it, enjoy these works, Ando and I have been discussing this for a long time. I cannot share details yet, but [we are exploring many ideas]."
― Gachiakuta manga creator Kei Urana posted on social media an English statement, made via a "translation app" from her original Japanese statement, regarding manga piracy on Tuesd...